as mentioned in The New Zealand men’s rugby sevens team has finished fourth in the Las Vegas round of the World Series. Photo: PHOTOSPORTThe All Black Sevens were beaten 19-15 by the USA in the play-off for third. New Zealand took the lead with a couple of minutes to play but were unable to hold out the homeside. Earlier New Zealand blew a 14 point lead to be beaten 19-14 by Fiji in the semi-finals. South Africa extended their lead at the top of the series standings after beating Fiji 19-12 in the final.

as mentioned in By Campbell BurnesBuffeted by the strong winds and bruised by a physical USA, the All Blacks Sevens have placed fourth in Las Vegas. In the Cup final, South Africa won their fourth Cup title in five events, and third straight, defeating Fiji 19-12. But New Zealand were able to peg it back through tries to the old form of DJ Forbes and Tim Mikkelson. USA 19 (Maka Unufe, Danny Barrett, Andrew Durutalo tries; Stephen Tomasin 2 con)New Zealand 15 (DJ Forbes, Tim Mikkelson, Sione Molia) HT: 7-5 USA- NZ Herald In the bronze medal match against the fired up hosts, New Zealand never really got going after conceding an early try to Maka Unufe.